In the remoteAmazon rainforest, trees are becoming unexpected sentinels against environmental destruction caused by illegal ...

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals ...

Snow storms in the northern Rockies are depositing metal contaminants from mines in the Pacific Northwest, according to new ...

Illegal mining has been defined as the extraction of precious metals without adherence to proper procedures which guide legal mining activities.Also known as artisanal mining, this activity often ...

Large-scale illegal mining and dumping of muck and garbage in the Neugal river has led to water contamination of the water ...

Snow in the Rockies now silently carries toxic metals from mines, revealing long-range pollution by winter storms.

Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season. Now, a new study shows that ...

Rapacious mining operations pump water used for gold extraction straight back into the river without treatment, raising ...